Spool-case



(No Model.)`

' H.-A.BLANGHARD.

sPooL CASE;

No. 276,344. Patented Ap1-.24,"l883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

HELEN A. BLANCHARD, oF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

SPOOL-CASE.

` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 276,344, dated Apri124, 1883.

i Application tiled March 19,1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, HELEN A. BLANCHARD, a citizen ot' the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Spool-Oase, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and convenient cover or ease for spools of silk, cotton, thread,.&c., whereby the contents of the spool are kept clean and prevented from bein gaccidentally unwound, and the spool is ready for immediate delivery toa purchaser without further wrapping.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a spool with my improved cover or envelope in itspreferred form; Fig. 2, a detached view of the cover, and Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 views showing modified forms of' the cover or envelope.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the cover shown comprises the strip A and, projection B. The strip A is of proper size to envelop the body ot the spool, and near one edge ot said strip is formed a slot,'a, the `opposite edge of the strip forming a tongue, b, adapted to the slot, so that when the strip A is bent around the spool its ends may be interlocked, as shown in Fig. 2, and the spool thereby inclosed. The projection B is formed on one edge of the strip A, 1

and comprises the end covers, d d, the connectngstripf, and the tongue g. After thestrip A has been folded around the spool and its ends interlocked, as shown in Fig. 2, theprojection B is brought around, as shown iu Fig. l, so that the portions d d cover the ends ot' the spool, and the strip f covers and protects the interlocked joint of the strip A, the parts being retained in this position by tucking the tongue g in between the head of the spool and the strip A. The color of the contents ofthe spool can be seen through the slot a, so that the spool need not be uncovered for'4 this purpose, and the end of the thread can be drawn through the slot a., to permit the unwiuding oi'V the thread from the spool without removing the cover. The contents of the spool are thus protected from injury or deterioration due to handling, not only when the spool is in use, but also during transportation Vor when on sale, and the spool, when provided with the improved envelope, is in condition for delivery ,able for this purpose.

sired, be made ot' a size sufficient to contain to the purchaser without further wrapping. Accidental unwinding of the thread from the spool is also prevented by the cover, and when a number of spools are placed together in a work-basket or other receptacle the entangling ot' the threadsis prevented.

The covers are inexpensive, as vthey can be readily cut in large quantities from dat sheets of paper by a suitable die.

While'I prefer the form of cover shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the same is not absolutely necessary7 to the carrying out of my invention. For instance, inA Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, I have shown other forms of spool-coverings in. which the essential features ot' my invention are embodied. The cover, Fig. 3, has a cap, d, with a rim, h, in place ofthe tongue g, this rimmed cap being' adapted to fit over the end of the spool and its inclosing-strip A. In Fig. 4 both end caps are made with rims, which are applied tothe headset" the spool before the strip A is closed around the same. In this case, also, the end ofthe tongue b ofthe strip A is retained by tucking it into a slot, m, in the strip, instead of by a coveringstrip,f. In Fig. 5 the end caps have tongues n. instead ot' rims, and the opposite ends ofthe strip A are secured in the same manner as in Fig. 4. In Fig. 6 the retaining-strip j' is used, and said strip has at the end a tongue, y, which is adapted to a slot, z', in one o f the end caps d. In Fig. 7 the stripj' is separate from the strip A and the end caps are dispensed with, the ends of the strip f being retained by tucking them into the central opening of the spool.

The cover furnishes a ready and convenient means of displaying any trade-'marks or ad?` vertisements Which the manufacturer or dealer may desire to apply to the goods, the surface ofthe strip A, as well as the ends d, being avail- The cover may, if detwo or more spools instead ot a single spool, as shown.

I claim as my invention- 1. A spool case or `cover consisting ot' a strip, A, having at one end a tongue and at the other end a slot for the reception ot' said tongue and the exposure of the thread, as set forth.

2. A'spool ease or cover consisting ot a ICO 2 @mgm strip, A, having ends constructed so as to interlock, and a strip, f, adapted'to cover and protect the joint thus formed, as specified.-

3. A spool oase or cover comprising the' strip A, with interlocking ends, the end caps, d, and strpf, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HELEN A. BLANCHARD.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. ASHENFELTERZ HARRY SMITH. 

